Simon Cowell is done with face fillers, because he says it turned his mug into a “horror film.” Simon looked … different at the Kids’ Choice Awards 2022 as he sauntered in … actually, remarkably different — in a good way. Simon posed with other judges from “America’s Got Talent” … showing off his new
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The newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery will host its first Upfront event on Wednesday, May 18 at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, showcasing its combined portfolio of content, brands, franchises and talent, ad sales chief Jon Steinlauf said Monday. The event is likely to be packed with clients, agency partners, investors, sell-side analysts
What did the oil company really want with Hope Valley? On When Calls the Heart Season 9 Episode 6, tensions mounted when news of the investment deal went public. Gowen tried to get to the root cause of what happened, while Fiona pondered the deal with investors. Meanwhile, Elizabeth continued on her very different path,
Banijay Germany Launches Tech JV Banijay Germany has launched a JV with Austrian tech start-up influence.vision as it pushes further into the tech and influencer space. Influence.vision was founded in 2017 and said it has connected more than 1000 brands and content creators on a common platform during the past five years. Working across social
Emily’s love life will continue to be complicated in Darren Star’s Netflix dramedy Emily In Paris. Lucien Laviscount, who played Emily’s (Lily Collins) Season 2 love interest Alfie, will be back next season and has been promoted to a series regular. The announcement was made during Emily In Paris‘ panel at Paley Fest. Born and
Jada Pinkett Smith flew solo Saturday night … her first public appearance since her husband whacked Chris Rock at the Oscars. Jade showed up to support her pals, “Grey’s Anatomy” creator and EP Shonda Rhimes and Debbie Allen for a gala celebrating the opening of the Rhimes Performing Arts Center in L.A. Jada mingled with
Mindy Kaling grew up watching movies like Animal House and appreciated how it captured the revelry and hard partying that goes with college life. But women were always relegated to vapid roles that involved them running by “topless and screaming,” she admits, which is what drove her to create The Sex Lives of College Girls for
The final season of Better Call Saul will feature a huge Breaking Bad connection. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, who starred as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, are reprising their roles during Better Call Saul Season 6. The news dropped Paleyfest, while AMC followed it up with a first-look photo. Cranston and
Imagine if Chucky was a workplace comedy. That was the basis for a nice bit of NBCUniversal synergy as Saturday Night Live parodied the Syfy drama star. Sarah Sherman starred as the killer doll in a sketch that saw the knife-wielder brought in front of Jake Gyllenhaal’s HR manager after attempting to stab Chloe Fineman,
Deadline’s photo studio at the 2022 edition of Contenders Television kicked off its first day by hosting fest-goers such as Ben Stiller of Severance, Amy Poehler of Russian Doll, Selena Gomez of Only Murders In The Building, Jared Leto of WeCrashed and many more. Click on the photo above to launch the gallery. Contenders TV
Pete Davidson has a lot in the works these days, but his future is set to include reality show appearances as well … including his GF’s brand-spankin’ new show. Cameras were rolling for “The Kardashians” Hulu show Thursday night in Hollywood when Kim, Pete, Khloe, Kourtney, Kylie, Kris and more hit Goya Studios for the
Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy and star Laura Linney were joined by Jason Bateman, via Zoom, to discuss the Netflix series at Deadline’s Contenders TV. “The back half of the season is really about active choices,” says Mundy, “do Marty and Wendy really want to stay together, do the kids really want to be a part
Frank and Jamie both faced tough choices. Father and son are so alike that they each struggled with whether or not to go by the book or by their gut on Blue Bloods Season 12 Episode 18. Frank felt the weight of his choice afterward, while Jamie seemed to bounce back more quickly. Could this
Norah O’Donnell has extended her contract at CBS News through the 2024 election and afterward. O’Donnell will stay in the anchor desk on CBS Evening News for at least three more years, a source close to the situation confirmed to Deadline. The news comes after reports that CBS News under co-president Neeraj Khemlani explored options
In one of the the most head-scratching reporting changes under the new Warner Bros. Discover leadership, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network moved from the Discovery to the Warner Bros. side of the company under HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys. Upon closer examination, the move, which could lead to a Magnolia-branded
Jamal Crawford missed some key shots over his amazing NBA career — but none was more expensive than the one he bricked on the set of “Inside the NBA” on Thursday night … While shooting around on the show with Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade … the three-time Sixth Man of the
EXCLUSIVE: Christa Miller (Head of the Class) is set as a lead opposite Jason Segel, Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams in Shrinking, Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy series written and executive produced by Segel and Ted Lasso‘s co-creator/executive producer/showrunner Bill Lawrence and star-writer-producer Brett Goldstein. The Warner Bros Television-produced Shrinking follows Jimmy (Segel), a grieving therapist
It was such an incredibly heavy hour with a subject they handled beautifully. Jaina Lee Ortiz deserves nothing but praise for her incredible performance throughout Station 19 Season 5 Episode 15. Her powerful performance coincided with an equally powerful hour of Station 19 and one of the series’ best. Sexual assault is an issue that’s
The First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, will make a special appearance during the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards this Saturday. She is not the first First Lady to appear on the show — in 2012, Michelle Obama presented the Big Help Award to Taylor Swift. Dr. Biden’s appearance at the Kids’ Choice
The CW today set summer premiere dates for a number of its returning series including sci-fi drama Roswell, New Mexico; crime drama In the Dark; and comedy Wellington Paranormal. Also returning in the coming months are conspiracy thriller Devils, Canadian procedural Coroner and long-dormant docuseries Mysteries Decoded. See the full list below. Spring Premiere Dates
‘SNL’ star Kenan Thompson and his wife Christina Evangeline have made the difficult decision to end their marriage after nearly 15 years together … 11 of which they were married. Sources close to the couple tell us they’ve actually been separated for over a year now, successfully co-parenting their two daughters Georgia and Gianna. We’re
FX has ordered the pilot of an untitled half-hour comedy written by Lauren Ludwig (American Auto, Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy). The project is described as a metaphysical comedy about a group of queer twenty-somethings forced by the most unlikely source to confront their generational anxieties and unpack their emotional baggage. Ludwig, Academy Award nominees
It’s every cancer survivor’s worst nightmare, and now we have to wonder if Gary is okay. All seemed well for Gary and Maggie on A Million Little Things Season 4 Episode 14. They took a major step in their relationship, but those final moments were a douse of cold water. Is Gary’s cancer back? For
A+E Networks Global Content Sales has hired Sony Pictures Television exec Kerstin Gühne as its Vice President for EMEA. This will see her overseeing distribution of A+E content throughout German-speaking Europe, the CIS region, Russia and Turkey. Her hire follows a 15-year spell at Sony, where she rose to Managing Director and Senior Vice President
With a strike authorization vote now underway in British Columbia among members of the Directors Guild of Canada, the AMPTP and the Canadian Media Producers Association are warning that labor instability in the region could force producers to think twice about filming there. The two employer groups, which have been bargaining with the union for
Play video content TMZ.com It’s a wrap for “The Walking Dead” … and as the blood and guts get mopped up from their set, one of the series’ head honchos is promising fans … they’ll be dying over the ending. We got Greg Nicotero — an EP on ‘TWD’ and the lead special effects supervisor
This Is Us had Tuesday’s primetime top spot all to itself, a week after tying with FBI and FBI: Most Wanted. With CBS and its FBI series in repeats on Tuesday, This Is Us rebounded from the previous week to earn a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.53 million viewers, per fast affiliates.
Okay, we can all breathe now. Little Jack’s escape from the house and walk to the park by himself was fraught with tension, but he was found mostly safe and sound. This Is Us Season 6 Episode 11 gave us one of the scariest sequences in the series’ history, plus an emotional blow-up between Kate
A Killing Eve spin-off looking into the early life of MI6 spymaster Carolyn Mertens is in the works at BBC America and AMC Networks. Ahead of Killing Eve’s finale episode this coming Sunday, Deadline understands producer Sid Gentle Films is in early stage development on the spin-off, though it hasn’t got a greenlight yet. No timetable
The Cherokee Nation Film Office is partnering with the Native American Media Alliance to help grow Native representation in film and television. The collaboration, which includes support from major industry allies and the Motion Picture Association, aims to expand diversity and inclusion throughout the entertainment industry, both in front and behind the cameras. The Native